Nonduality Explained in four Ways: What, exactly, is not-two?

1. Nonduality of God & self
2. Nonduality of self & other
3. Nonduality of subject & object
4. Nonduality of emptiness & form / spirit & matter / Shiva & Shakti

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[Pallasathena-hvkp]

Total agreement. I’ve experienced several noticing of these truths at different points of my life.

Edited to add: It always “is, ” I just choose to concentrate or notice it in a more focused manner when I’d like.

[unseekingseeker]

Well said, Chris: ‘Self is not identity’. In fact, when identity drops away, like a dead leaf falling off a tree, we then are in direct cognition of eternal living light of Self, in singularity, renewing itself within itself, feeling complete, in ineffable peace and if I may add, quoting from the Ashtavakra Gita, ‘the Self has no attributes’. I like your emphasis on knowing in direct experience. We each must see for ourselves, since it is beyond realm of dualistic thought. It is fantastic that you speak about this in simple language, as a validation for all who seek to imbibe the truth.

[edamameedamame]

Thank you for explaining with “pockets” of groups with examples. I am grateful of your teaching here on non-duality, a new concept I came across 2 years ago for my childhood PTSD but never understood it. I still still I do not understand anything but you your explanation has definitely planted some seeds in my head. Thank you.

[kgrpc]

I thoroughly enjoyed this and it was very beneficial to broadening my understanding. Thank you

[gansvoortvet]

Excellent depiction and explanation of the non dual teaching! Thank you!

[christianrokicki]

I just feel really lucky with access to this information and teachers such as these to have arrived, though only recently, after numerous weekends of sincere study, at nondual understanding. A little fine tuning and we are home free! Done forever with the shackles of separation, the jangling agony of the ride on the Ego's lugubrious merrygoround and all the negative affect that it entails ... 🙏

[Pallasathena-hvkp]

I must say that as a Westerner I have the peculiar blessing of not having been raised or knowledgeable of the various schools of Tantra or Buddhism. Because of this lack, I come to the non-duality without the benefit or the hindrance of seeing the ideas of the schools as divided categories. I think it allows me to give a stronger role to my experiences and allow my conception of nonduality to arise in a more organic fashion. I don’t stay on the sidewalk, but will cut across the grass to arrive where I want to be. Anyway, that’s my 2 cents. 😊🙏

[jenncarpenter]

Always fascinated when I listen to your thinking on these fundamental issues. Thank you for this 🙏🏼✨

[frankie.m]

Aum and prem Chris. Ty especially for correct pronunciation of advaita. Looking forward to reading your latest book. 🙏🏽💖🦋

[laurat]

Great! The third one is really becoming evident for me, especially with sound, during my open sitting practice. Thank you for the teaching 💫🤝

[VincentFilosofie]

You formulate the unspeakable very well 🙏🏼

[abro]

Wonderful teaching, thank you Hareesh

[teachedteach]

There is a good deal of confusion about the nonduality of good vs evil. In Taoism we say that human perception of good and evil are relative in the sense that they are socially conditioned and since true good is the Natural, meaning the natural patterns of the Tao which always look for impersonal good which is a non personal benevolence, then being one with the Tao means you will ideally act in an unselfconscious benevolent manner. However social ideas of good and evil are usually group bound meaning what is good for our tribe after arbitrary decisions made by some power group and don't originate in Tao.
Ch'an/Zen was greatly influenced by Tao and doesn't emphasize compassion and right behaviour that much either. In fact they ask you to get rid of concepts of good and evil, likes and dislikes, and social constructs of any kind.

[jordi]

Thank you again for your teachings. ❤️ The concep of Good and awereness been the same thinc it have a clear représentation in western philosophy with the great Spinosa.

[rosedragon]

you've reminded me - a fave pic of me at age 10 sitting on the back steps of my G'parent's house with a book ... and i can get inside my skin THEN and see she is still me LOL
thankyou

[benlewis]

Thank you, enlightening, all good stuff.

[db]

Your every thought is a trance...a spell...brought upon Awareness...which is peace Itself.
In Pure Awareness there is no diversity whatsoever...
When you see something "else" you are actually seeing the light of PURE AWARENESS (wearing a mask)..

[KarenGray-rheh]

beautifully simple clear teaching. Thank you

[waltershumer]

How can life be lived from this point of view as we are in competition with one another and the natural world.This is a fascinating yet confounding Philosophy.

[GovindaDasa-qw]

....and also transcendental "two-ness"....simultaneous oneness and difference